Grace
Upon Grace in Your Lives
And the Word became flesh and dwelt
among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the
Father, full of grace and truth. And of His fullness, we have all received, and grace
for (upon) grace. (John 1:14, 16)
One of the titles of God, the
Son is the Word. When He, Jesus, became a man, He was God's incarnate message,
His Word to humanity. As the early disciples watched Jesus living His perfect
life of godliness, they were looking at the glorious revelation of God's
uniquely begotten (that is, virgin-born) Son. His life was an overflowing
demonstration of divine grace and truth.
Jesus showed us the kind of
life that God's grace could be developing in us — a life of truth, a life of
godly reality. Jesus came as the One to offer that fullness of grace to all who
would trust in Him.
Now, for those who are
depending upon Him day by day, life is explained and developed "grace
upon grace." God's grace received establishes first a layer of
forgiveness and spiritual new birth. Then, layers of growth, transformation,
fruitfulness, victory, maturing, service, etc., are added as His grace is
appropriated by faith. Yes, the Christian life is to be "grace upon grace"
— upon grace, upon grace, upon grace — until we stand face to face
someday with our Lord of grace!
Wherever we are in our
spiritual pilgrimage, our progress has come from receiving by faith from His
fullness of grace. Whatever remains to be accomplished must transpire in the
same manner, receiving more fully of His fullness. Oh, what fullness is yet
available to us in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Lord Jesus, thank You
for coming to dwell among humanity. We worship you for the fullness of grace
available in You. We appreciate so much the layers of Your grace that You have
built into our lives. We reach out to You with expectation for the grace that
is yet needed for the days ahead. This we ask in Your holy name, Amen.
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